The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining records of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation and requesting a dose estimate from DTRA. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated after these actions.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine if the Veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation during service and to obtain a dose estimate for any such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroiditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2013
- Citation
- 1315710
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
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